Photos of the Day: Jan. 29

TEAM ADVANCES: A Burkina Faso soccer fan attended an African Cup of Nations Group C soccer match between Burkina Faso and Zambia at Mbombela Stadium, in Nelspruit, South Africa, Tuesday. Burkina Faso advanced to the quarterfinals. (Themba Hadebe/Associated Press)

ON THE VERGE: Protesters used slingshots to launch stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo Tuesday. Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said political unrest was pushing the state to the brink of collapse. (Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

FIRE AFTERMATH: Girls cried in front of a makeshift memorial Tuesday outside the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, where at least 232 people died Sunday in a fire. (Felipe Dana/Associated Press)

FLYING OVER SURF: A participant performed at the Red Bull Storm Chase windsurfing event at Brandon Bay in Ireland Monday. (European Pressphoto Agency)

UP AND AWAY: A photo released Tuesday by the Iranian government showed a rocket it said was carrying a live monkey when it was launched from an unknown location Monday in Iran. Iranian state media reported the animal returned alive to Earth. (European Pressphoto Agency)